Leith Lovelock Relay trials, (Club Mile), Sat 24 April 2010
Chingford Park
Andrew Lonie (5min 3sec) won the Mile Race at the Leith Lovelock Relay trials held at Chingford Park on Saturday also winning the Master Men’s 35 grade. Second was Neale McLanachan (5:05) who was the first Senior Man. Jason Palmer (5:17) was third overall and second Senior Man. Richard Hendry (5:31) was the second Master Men’s 35 runner to finish. Rene Aarsen (5:44) won the Men’s Maiden Mile and Brian Pascoe ((5:43) won the Master Men’s 50 grade. Senior Woman runner Kirsty Morris (5:43) and Master Woman 35+ runner Sue Cuthbert (6:10) also ran well.
Claudia Sole (7:07) won the junior’s mile and the W14 title. Adrian Aarsen finished just a second back winning the M16 title. Andrew Koens (7:31) finished third winning the M14 title. Samantha Smith won the W16 title.
Sebastian Sole won the 400m race winning the B12 title. Alice Cuthbert finished second winning the G12 title
Lovelock Relays, Sat 1 May 2010
University Oval, Logan Drive, Dunedin
The Leith Master Men’s No. 1 team of Andrew Lonie (fastest MM35), Alan Funnell, Richard Hendry, Julian O’Hagan, David Rush, Alan Funnell and Glen Ferguson retained the Master Men’s 35 title and Neil Sutherland Trophy in an absorbing duel with the determined Hill City Master Men’s No. 1 team.
The Leith Senior Women’s No. 1 team of Kirsty Morris, Megan Balchin (fastest Leith SW), Rosie Hodson and Kate Menzies finished third to the quality Otago University (1st) and Hill City (2nd) Senior Women teams.
Louisa Andrews was the fastest Master Women 35 athlete in a team consisting of Andrews, Jan Craig, Jill Alexander and Sue Cuthbert which won the Master Women’s 35 title.
The Leith Senior Men’s team of Neale McLanachan, Jason Palmer, James Sullivan, Alan Funnell, Richard Hendry and Andrew Lonie finished fifth in the highly competitive Senior Men’s A grade race, an improvement on the last few years
Leith Cross Country Relays, Sat 15 May 2010
Dunedin Branch Pony Club, Three Mile Hill Road, Dunedin
The Leith MW35 team of Louisa Andrew (fastest MM35), Jan Craig, Jill Alexander and Sue Cuthbert won the MW35 race at the Leith XC Relays on Saturday.
The MM35 No.1 team of Andrew Lonie (2nd fastest), Alan Funnell, David Rush and Glen Ferguson finished second by just 13 seconds to Hill City. The MM35 No.2 team finished third in this competitive grade.
The SW1 team of Kirsty Morris, Megan Balchin, Sarah Toomey and Rosie Hodson finished third. The SM1 team of Jason Palmer, Neale McLanachan, James Sullivan and Andrew Lonie finished fifth.
The B12 team of Sebastian Sole, Andrew Koens, Reuben Knox and Jonty Horwell and the G12 team of Alice Cuthbert, Heidi Aarsen, Katie Hendry and Erin Knox both finished second.
Our W16 team of Claudia Sole, Erin Scott, Samantha Smith and Nicole Frew, and the MM50, SM2, SW2, MM35 No.3 and Mixed 12 teams all ran very well
Barnes Cross Country, Sunday 13 June 2010
Kettle Park, Dunedin
At Sunday’s Barnes Cross Country, Andrew Lonie (4th fastest) finished third in the Open Men’s race. The team of Lonie, Alan Funnell, Jason Palmer, Peter Frew, Mark O’Donnell and Richard Hendry finished third. Megan Balchin achieved fastest time and Sue Cuthbert fifth fastest in the Open Women’s.
Sam Cuthbert won the Boys 12 race. The team of Cuthbert, Jonty Horwell and Bruce Knox won the teams’ event. The team of Aaron Allan, Reuben Knox (3rd fastest) and Hayden Smith finished third. Emma Horwell won the Girls 12 with Erin Knox (2nd fastest) third. The team of Horwell, Knox and Abigail Barton finished first. The team of Heidi Aarsen (3rd Fastest), Alice Cuthbert and Katie Hendry finished third.
The team of Lonie, Alan Funnell, Jason Palmer, Peter Frew, Mark O’Donnell and Richard Hendry finished third. Megan Balchin achieved fastest time and Sue Cuthbert fifth fastest in the Open Women’s.
Sam Cuthbert won the Boys 12 race. The team of Cuthbert, Jonty Horwell and Bruce Knox won the teams’ event. The team of Aaron Allan, Reuben Knox (3rd fastest) and Hayden Smith finished third. Emma Horwell won the Girls 12 with Erin Knox (2nd fastest) third. The team of Horwell, Knox and Abigail Barton finished first. The team of Heidi Aarsen (3rd Fastest), Alice Cuthbert and Katie Hendry finished third
Leith Cross Country Championships, Sat 19 June 2010
Chingford Park
Andrew Lonie (first MM35) won the Leith Cross Country Men’s title at Chingford Park on Saturday. Jason Palmer (2nd Leith runner) was first Leith SM. Geoff Williamson won the sealed handicap. Chris Sole won the MM50 title.
Kirsty Morris won the Leith Women’s Cross Country title. Louisa Andrew won the MW35 title. Penny Roy (Otago University) finished third overall.
Leith retained the Chingford Challenge Shield from a depleted Otago University team.
Sebastian Sole won the Boys 12 race, with Reuben Knox 2nd and Jonty Horwell third. Alice Cuthbert won the Girls 12 race with Erin Knox second and Mikayla Smith third. Sam Cuthbert won the Boys 10 grade with Bruce Knox second and Hayden Smith third. Emma Horwell won the G10 title.
Andrew Koens won the M14 grade. Claudia Sole (2nd overall) won the W14 grade. Erin Scott finished second. Samantha Smith won the W16 grade with Nicole Frew second
Edmond Cup Cross Country, Sat 26 June 2010
Wingatui Racecourse
At the Edmond Cup Cross Country on Saturday at Wingatui Racecourse, defending champion Kirsty Morris won the open women’s title for the fourth time in five years. Megan Balchin finished second.
Chris Sole won the master men’s 50 title, leading the team of Sole, Graham Anderson and Garth Christensen to second place.
Andrew Lonie achieved a brilliant fourth place in the open men’s race just 31 seconds adrift of the winner.
Claudia Sole won the W14 race. Alice Cuthbert won the G12 race. The team of Cuthbert, Heidi Aarsen and Erin Knox finished first. Andrew Koens was third in the M14. The team of Sebastian Sole, Reuben Knox and Jonty Horwell finished second.
Katie Hendry won the G10 title. The team of Sam Cuthbert (2nd), Aaron Allan (3rd) and Bruce Knox won the B10 teams’ title.
Samantha Smith was third in the W16 and Adrian Aarsen fourth in the M16
Otago Cross Country Championships, Sat 24 July 2010
Waikouaiti Race Course
Kirsty Morris finished third in the Senior Women’s race at the Otago Cross Country Championships at Waikouaiti Race Course on Saturday. Megan Balchin finished fourth.
Alan Funnell finished second in the 8km MM35 Championship. Richard Hendry finished third. Funnell, Hendry and Mark O’Donnell won the team’s title. Andrew Lonie finished seventh in Senior Men’s 12km race. Sue Cuthbert finished second in the 6km Master Women’s 35+ race.
Claudia Sole won the 3km W14 race. Katie Hendry won the 2km G10 race. Sam Cuthbert (2nd) spearheaded the team of Cuthbert, Aaron Allan (3rd) and Bruce Knox (4th) to a win in the 2km B10 race. Sebastian Sole finished fourth out of 10 runners in the competitive 2km B12 race. The team of Sole, Reuben Knox (6th) and Jonty Horwell (10th) finished second. The team of Alice Cuthbert (2nd), Erin Knox (3rd), Mikayla Smith (4th) finished first in the 2km G12 race
Athletics New Zealand Cross Country Championships, Sat 7 Aug 2010
Waikanae, North Island
On Saturday, Andrew Lonie (4th MM35-39), Jason Palmer (member 3rd placed Otago Senior Men’s team) and Megan Balchin (13th Senior Women) took part in the Athletics New Zealand Cross Country Championships held at Waikanae on the North Island.
Leith have been invited by Ariki Harriers for runs and walks from its Bayfield Park, Guthrie Pavilion club rooms on Saturday afternoon at 1.45pm
